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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Unconquered

DREAM, my precious Starshine,and be thankful for the dreamingmore than the dream itself -

For as tomorrow remains unwrittenyet every hope is made secureso trust you must in thy dreamingmore than in thy dream itselffor as the eagle soars with wingsknowing not how it must flyso must your own freedom becomemore than what can be held by hands:

Thy freedom, dear Starshine,like thy dream and thy dreamingis a thing held not by gripbut a thing beheld by thy releasingfor to hold freedom tightlylike it is to deny it's flightis to lose it entirely.

For thy freedom walksupon the unconquered groundsand wills to take it's flightuntrammeled and untamed.

So seek of thy freedom,my precious Starshine,but in thy seeking know -here and Now,that freedom lives in the givinglike every dream is in the dreamingfor it is always in the givingthat we become free.---<--@

Prayer to God as First Defender of the Republic

Look upon us this moment,O LORD, God above all things,and abide with us nowin our necessary struggleas First Defender of this Republicto obtain for our peoplethe remembrance of Thy peaceand the blessings of Thy freedom.

Bless our one Filipino nation,O LORD and Giver of all good things,each and every Filipino heart,that yet believes with convictionin this endeavor of Countrythat we may by our own willingnessbe transformed by Thy abundant mercy.

Tarry with us in the darknessO LORD and Sovereign of all nationshelp us, teach us, bless usthat we may prosper in Thy sightand in Thy grace and in Thy counselsremain secure in Thy commandmentswalking upright in Thy waysthat we may become the lightthat You want this nationand every nation to beupon this, our midnight world,so much in need of Thy presencelike the daybreak twilight isso much in need of Thee.

For us, Christians, we must add:

This we humbly implorein the Name of Jesus Christ,our most loving Lord and Savior,

AMEN.---<--@

For all the rest:

This we humbly implore,O LORD and one common Creatorof all things, seen and unseen,